I study polling failures – this time, pollsters were mostly right, if not precise 
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I study polling failures – this time, pollsters were mostly right, if not precise
Voters cast their ballots at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York...
Why one positive E. coli sample put a Pittsburgh-area community under a boil-water advisory
Boiling makes tap water safe during advisories. karimitsu/iStock via Getty Imags Plus A boil-water advisory...
NASA’s Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed – here’s why it’s so hard to boost a satellite
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory orbits above Earth in this illustration. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight...
Pennsylvania Democrats now have power to push forward on election reform, marijuana legalization and minimum wage increases
Democrats, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, left, and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, will have full...
How a French philosopher’s warnings about speed and power describe today’s AI race
Paul Virilio on the site of ‘Ce qui arrive,’ an installation he planned in Paris...
‘Epic’ blue wave helps Democrats take Congress in overwhelming rebuke to President Trump
Supporters of South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews cheer during her election night watch...
Democrats in House poised to investigate the Trump Administration, taking up a long-standing power GOP-led Congress ignored for the past two years
Under Democratic control, the House is likely to exercise its oversight powers. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik...
Midterms proceeded without chaos, despite unprecedented Justice Department interference in recent days
From left, Wren Peterson, Travis Peterson and Tristen Peterson vote at the Hope Retreat Center...
Meta’s $25B fine left out accountability for the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s deposition in a New Mexico court case is played for jurors...
US wildfire damage is on pace to triple by mid-century, but there are affordable ways to lower the risk
A fast-moving fire burned hundreds of homes in Spokane, Wash., in August 2026. Mario Tama/Getty...
